You started rhyming poetry back in Kindergarten.

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1 You started rhyming poetry back in Kindergarten.Rhyme TimeYou started rhyming poetry back in Kindergarten.

2 I Have to Write a Poem I have to write a poem I really don't know howI Have to Write a Poem I have to write a poem I really don't know how. So maybe I'll just make a rhyme with something dumb, like cow. Okay, I'll write about a cow, but that's so commonplace. I think I'll have to make her be... a cow from outer space!

3 How to write a PoemKenn Nesbitt explains the creative thought process involved in writing a poem.In each stanza, Kenn has used three beats for the 1st, 2nd, and 4th linesda DUM, da DUM, da DUMHe used 4 beats in his third lines.da DUM, da DUM, da DUM, daKenn has used an ABCB rhyme pattern in all stanzas.

4 You don’t have to make your poem rhyme or have a certain rhythm, but adding rhythm and rhyme could make your poem even more special.Now this is a story all about how My life got flipped turned upside down. And I’d like to take a minute just sit right there. I’ll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air.

5 The rhythm can be an unstressed syllable followed by a stressed syllable.That may sound hard to do, but it isn’t. The English language is loaded with rhythms like this, and we tend to speak that way.Listen: We TEND to SPEAK that WAY.The rhyme pattern is easy, too: ABCB.

6 Here’s what one stanza of an "If I…" poem looks like:If I were ruler of the world, I’d make some changes fast. I’d say, "The ruler’s always first; His little brother’s last."

7 Let’s try one with a partnerIf I were teacher for a day,I’d make some changes fast.I’d say, “___________________”____________________________.(Remember the last word has to rhyme with fast.)

8 Pick a partner Complete your poem with your partner.Be sure to listen for the rhythm and the rhyme.

9 Couplets are two-line poems with a fun and simple rhyming pattern.Each line has the same meter and their endings rhyme with one another.Couplets are often humorousMy English teacher wants me to use imagination So I go to math class and let my mind go on vacation!

10 Your turn… Let’s write a couplet about a friend.My friend’s name is _________and he/she is very ____________________. I like this person as a friend because he/she _______________.

11 Example…My friend’s name is Mrs. Schone and she is very funny. I like this person as a friend because she shares her money!